Compositing Product Photography in Photoshop

Learn the techniques for compositing product photography in Photoshop, including swapping backgrounds and label art.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• What you should know

1. Photographing the Product

• Simple "studio" setups when you don't have a studio
• Shooting different angles
• Shooting with different lighting

2. Adding Label Art to the Product

• Opening multiple shots as aligned layers
• Using blend modes to combine the bottle photos
• Creating a selection mask for the product
• Making a Pen Tool path for the product
• Creating a merged layer from multiple layers

3. Adding the Product to a New Background

• Fine-tuning the layer mask
• Nondestructive transformations with Smart Objects
• Adding a Linked Smart Object for the label art
• Transforming a Linked Smart Object
• Replacing a Linked Smart Object
• Placing the bottle behind the horizon
• Adjustment layers for a shadow and glow effect
• Adding a translucent effect to a bottle

Conclusion

• Next steps